Egg-carton



YARNALL. n EGG CARTON. APPLICATION FILED AUG.2B 1919.

Patented Apr. 5A, .1921.v

l not onl Iof a blank showin JAMES M. YARNALL, or YoNKERsyNEwvYoRK.

EGG-CARTON.

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Specification of Letters Patent.' I Patented 5, 192:1,

Application ined Aug-.1st 28, 1919; seriaino. 320,457.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES M. YARNALL, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Yonkers, in the county of `West chester and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Egg-Carton, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and eX- act description. l

This invention relates to an improved carton or carrier for eggs, andhas for an object to provide an improved construction for holding eggsin position and at .the Sametime providing a limited amount ofprotection with means involving a minimum amount of material in a cartonof given size.

Another object in view is to provide a carton which is formed in twoparts hinged Y together withmeans in .each part fory receiving eggs sothat when they are hinged togetherthere will bea .double row of eggsheld out'of `Contact but within a minimumY PA still further 'object ofthe invention Yis to provide a carton for receiving and holding eggs,the arrangement being such that is thecarton :when lled, ofminimum-size, but the carton may vbe wholly' folded substantially' byone operation' forl shipment or storage andk quickly unfolded by asingle operation. Y

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a small'caiton open, one egg being shown inposition.

Fig. 2 is a section through Fig. l on line 2-2, the parts of the boxbeing shown in folded position in dot and dash lines, the saine beingshown in connection with a tying cord.

Fig. 3 is the carton shown in Fig. 1 rep` resented in a collapsedposition.

Fig. l shows a blank from which the carton shown in Fig. 1 is made. -y

Fig. 5 is a detail fragmentary sectional view throughV Fig. l on line54-5.V

Fig. 6 is a detail fragmentary plan view a dierent formof slit to thatshown in ig. 4. Y

Fig. 7 is an end view on a greatly reduced scale, of a number of lledstacked cartons f disclosing an arrangement whereby the eggs will notcarry the weight of the neXt'superimposed boX. f l Y In the accompanyingdrawing a carton has been shown which is designed to receive sixeggs,but it will be evident that the ,car-k ton ,could be made forreceiving ktwelve or vmore without departing hmmk the Sptof 'theinvention. Y Y.

. Referring to the drawing'by numerals 1 indicates a blank from whichthecarton is made, said Yblank Vbeing provided with score lines 2, 3, l,5,V 6, 78, 9, 10 and 11 with a plurality of cuts or slitsv 12 Vbetweenthe lines 3 and 4 and also 'between'lines 10 and'11. The shape`ofthe'sev slits may be widely varied withoutV departing from the ifspirit of the invention, vthe shapes Vshown in the drawing being a'compound curve illus, trated in Fig. 4,. and zig-'zagyshown in Fig. 6.The formation of the slit may be substantially any kindprovided theflaps 15 and 16 are arranged so as'to have projecting portions '12"vandV 1'2 overlapping each other so as to supportY the egg in such n amanner that it will in a certain sense ioat `between the walls 22Y and23 and betweenv lthe end walls 24i'and 25.Y 4Each slit 12 intersects`and merges into side slits 13 at eachv Vend, at anyv point Vin said sideslits,"whereby` egg supportingv flaps 15 land16arefprof duced. When.`the flaps are depressed as shown in Figs'. 1, -2 fandf they are'bentalong the creases 26, 27, 28,` 29'fandi 30 so as toV proj ecti'above theedges ofthe carton; V In forming Ithe carton the blank is bent along thescoring 7 and then along theY other lines so as to produce the formationshown in Fig. 12 after which the 'parts are secured together bythe'adhesive matter 17 and 18 being caused to secureV the partstogether. It is, of course, evident'thatV other securing means maybeused without depart# ing fromthe lspirit of the invention, asforinstance staples.` Whenthe parts are foldf ed and secured together asshown in Fig. 2

the end Vflap 19 willlproject upwardlyv between what may be termedthetwosections 2O and 21 which receive the eggs. VBy de-Y *Y pressingthe flaps 15 andv 16 suitable pook-1 ets are produced for receiving andholding the eggs against independent movement and .against strikingtogether.

After the desired number of eggs have been arranged in the carton one ofthe/sections 2010i' 21 overlapping the scoring orlbent lines 4 and 10.It is, of course, evident that other means may be provided for holding.-the vcarton vin its filled' foldedY position, as for in'-VV Vthe holdingof thel eggs from the side Walls 22 and 23 and also 24 and 25 by theflaps 15 stance a tying cord 31 normallyheld by friction in the slit 32.

When the carton has been emptied it will remain approximately in theposition shown in Fig. 2. To collapse the carton 'for storage orshipment pressure is brought on the sides of the sections 2Or and 21between lines 4i and 5 and lines 9 and 10, said pressure being towardthe center whereupon the various parts Will collapse to thepositionrshovvn in Fig. 3.

' When vin vthis position there is practically no VWaste or unusedspace, and a maximum Vnumber may be stored in a boX'or a' givencompartment; After the carton has been collapsed as shown in Fig. 3 andit is desired to again iill the same it is merely necessary to pull orswing the sections 2O and 21aWay 'from each other and'they Willimmediately assume Vsubstantially the position sh'ov'vnV in Fig. 2whereupon they,7 may be readily filled.

.It will be noted that there are no separate or floose pieces providedWhile the resilient fand 16 each egg is individually.supported'by itssurrounding members anddoes not bear theY Weightfof any other eggs.VVThisgconstruction permits the various cartonsfto be stacked as Vshown inFig. 7 and the superiinposed cartons carried by the` end cartons father.Y l

Without any pressure against the veggs in said end cartons. 7

What I claim iis: 1. A carton comprising a pair or hinged sections, eachsection having a top divided `with slits which results in the formationof egg retaining iiaps, said tops being integral With the remaining partof the respective sections and a partition member connected to the hingeof said sections, said partition,

member being positioned to iit between said tops when iolded againsteach other so as to sepai'atethe egg carried by said sections.

H 2. An egg carton comprising a pairof seetions hingedtogetheigv eachsection having" a bottoni, tivosides Vand a top formed Withsubstantially S3-shaped slits' whereby t-he ma` teiial-orrning the topsadjacent thel respeetive slits present egg Vretaining laps anda fartition member integral with one of said b 'K tops connected at oneedge'toithe hinge Iof said sections so as to itbetiveeii-Y the eggsivhen'said sections are olded'against each l3. Ablank rectangular bodyprovided With ten transverse lines of scoring whereby the' blank isdivided into sections, four-'of said lsections for an eff@ carton comrisin being larger thany the remaining sections,

tially i5-shaped yslits thereinA whereby the material adjacent saidslits 'forms resilient flaps forV holding eggs in place'wh'en'pthe `tivoof'v'said largefsections having substan-4 i lank isy folded, and aflayerof adhesive on` 4V` one section adjacent each of the slit sections forholding the blankY in, adioldedposition -when movedfto said position.4V

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